IMO, it's the first live-action Batman to reach the level of the animated Batman: Mask of the Phantasm movie. And that's highest praise I can give it.
Good stuff!
Yes Phantasm was a good example of what Batman can be when done right. It is so cool I can finally share this character properly with non comic folks and say this is what I have been trying to tell you all along. This is cool.
Im I nuts or is this film laced with conservative values? With something that resonates with our resolve in the war on terror? Kind of a tangeant I know but something is there.